Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, Texas State Senate

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The Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee is a standing committee of the Texas State Senate. The committee was made out of the Economic Development Committee and the Natural Resources Committee.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Texas State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate. Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

See rules: Senate Rules

Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (5)	Third-party members(0)
Judith Zaffirini Vice Chair Carol Alvarado César Blanco Borris Miles	Brian Birdwell Chair Kelly Hancock Bryan Hughes Lois Kolkhorst Kevin Sparks

2021-2022 legislative session

Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (5)	Third-party members(0)
Judith Zaffirini Vice chair Carol Alvarado Juan Hinojosa Eddie Lucio	Brian Birdwell Chair Kelly Hancock Bryan Hughes Lois Kolkhorst Kel Seliger

2019-2020 legislative session

Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (5)	Third-party members(0)
Judith Zaffirini Vice-Chair Juan Hinojosa Borris Miles Beverly Powell Jose R. Rodriguez	Brian Birdwell Chair Peter P. Flores Kelly Hancock Bryan Hughes Angela Paxton

Pat Fallon (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Natural Resources and Economic Development Members, 2017
Democratic members (5)	Republican members (6)
• Judith Zaffirini, Vice chair	• Craig Estes, Chair
• Sylvia Garcia	• Konni Burton
• Juan Hinojosa	• Kelly Hancock
• Borris Miles	• Donald Huffines
• Jose R. Rodriguez	• Kel Seliger
	• Van Taylor

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Natural Resources and Economic Development Members, 2015
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (7)
• Juan Hinojosa	• Troy Fraser, Chair
• Eddie Lucio	• Craig Estes, Vice-Chair
• Carlos Uresti	• Brian Birdwell
• Judith Zaffirini	• Bob Hall
	• Kelly Hancock
	• Robert Nichols (Texas)
	• Kel Seliger

External links

• Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee

Footnotes

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Current members of the Texas State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Brandon Creighton (R)

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

District 8

Angela Paxton (R)

District 9

Vacant

District 10

Phil King (R)

District 11

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 12

Tan Parker (R)

District 13

Borris Miles (D)

District 14

Sarah Eckhardt (D)

District 15

Molly Cook (D)

District 16

Nathan Johnson (D)

District 17

Joan Huffman (R)

District 18

Lois Kolkhorst (R)

District 19

Roland Gutierrez (D)

District 20

Juan Hinojosa (D)

District 21

Judith Zaffirini (D)

District 22

Brian Birdwell (R)

District 23

Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

District 25

Donna Campbell (R)

District 26

José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Adam Hinojosa (R)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

District 30

Brent Hagenbuch (R)

District 31

Kevin Sparks (R)

Republican Party (19)

Democratic Party (11)

Vacancies (1)